Judge declines to close Camp Mystic, but bars construction on campus hit by flooding
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A Texas judge on Wednesday declined to fully close Camp Mystic — the tragic epicenter of the July 4 floods that inundated the Texas Hill Country last year — but prevented the part of the camp where the deadly flooding occurred from being altered.
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Texas judge declines to close Camp Mystic, but bars construction on campus hit by flooding The order is in place while a lawsuit by the parents of 8-year-old Cile Steward, who was swept away in the July 4 flooding, is pending. Her body hasn't been found. A cabin at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025. The all-girls camp became the epicenter of the catastrophe — 25 girls, two counselors and the camp's owner were killed. Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP via Getty Images file Share Add NBC News to Google March 4, 2026, 10:34 PM EST By Al Henkel , Marlene Lenthang and Maya Rosenberg Listen to this article with a free account 00:00 00:00 AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas judge on Wednesday declined to fully close Camp Mystic — the tragic epicenter of the July 4 floods that inundated the Texas Hill Country last year — but prevented the part of the camp where the deadly flooding occurred from being altered. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble heard evidence in a packed Travis County courtroom on a temporary restraining order and injunction request filed by Will and CiCi Steward, the parents of 8-year-old Cecilia "Cile" Steward, a camper who died in the flooding. Gamble granted a temporary injunction barring the all-girls summer camp along the Guadalupe River from altering or remodeling any structure where campers were housed during the tragedy. She also ordered that the old Guadalupe grounds, where the fatal flooding occurred, be sealed off, including the commissary, rec hall and main office. However, areas outside of those grounds can proceed with construction. Twenty-five girls, two counselors and Camp Mystic's owner were killed in the historic flooding in Kerr County that swamped the camp. Cile’s body has not been recovered. Over 130 people in the region died in the catastrophe. The Stewards, who filed a lawsuit against the owners of the camp and the restraining order last month, had asked that Camp Mystic not reopen this summer to campers and that construction and remodeling be halted to pre...
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